# Is "Forlorn River" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Forlorn River by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1927) is identified by: First printing carries the Harper code H-B on the copyright-page verso (H = August, B = 1927), with the First Edition statement. True first is the Harper US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing carries the Harper code H-B on the copyright-page verso (H = August, B = 1927), with the First Edition statement
- Black-and-white decorations; color pictorial dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1927 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing carries the Harper code H-B on the copyright-page verso (H = August, B =… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing carries the Harper code H-B on the copyright-page verso (H = August, B = 1927), with the First Edition statement. Black-and-white decorations; color pictorial dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the Harper US edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and may show the First Edition line; confirm the true first by the H-B code and Harper imprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Forlorn River* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/forlorn-river
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.